Margaret Roleke was born in New York and currently lives in Connecticut. She creates sculptures, installations and prints that deal with current issues; gun control , women's rights and war are often explored in her practice. Her work has been exhibited widely including at the Aldrich Museum and Pen +Brush in New York.

"I create cyanotypes, prints, sculptures and installations that explore these themes. Living near Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site of a 2012 mass shooting, inspired sculptures made out of shotgun shells. To this day, I donate a percentage of all work sold to organizations that work for gun control. I move between different mediums creating work that speaks to current issues. " Margaret Roleke is a contemporary mixed media artist based in Brooklyn and Connecticut. In 2020 she was awarded a Connecticut Commission on the Arts. She had a residency at Governors Island in New York City through the organization 4 Heads in 2021 and 2022. In 2023 she was awarded a residency at Ball & Socket Arts, Cheshire, Connecticut. Roleke has had solo exhibits at Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, Pen+Brush Gallery New York, NY, Five Points Art Gallery, Torrington, CT, and Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT among others. Her work has been included in shows at The Aldrich, Katonah Museum of Art, Art Space New Haven, ODETTA Gallery and Ethan Cohen (Kube) and other venues. Roleke has participated in art fairs including Spring Break, Pulse, Scope, Governor’s Island, Cutlog, Flux, 14c, Fountain and Verge.